Saturday, June 12, 2010

Road Trip...The Last Adventure for Summer 2010 - Lalimar

My brother was up early, so he had breakfast with our driver-mechanic at the resto-bar by the pool. My mom, daughter and her nanny were having their breakfast at the cottage veranda and told me to order mine. I wanted bacon and eggs but was told "baconsilog" was not available so I opted for "longsilog" instead, also to be delivered to the cottage of course...I told you, they had great room service...although I think it's also because my mom is a big tipper :) The kids were still asleep so I decided to explore our surroundings while waiting for breakfast.

Cottage 1 where we stayed

the beautiful eternity pool

As you can see from my amateur pictures (taken with a simple digital camera), that this is a beautiful place and I'm very happy that we came. Although the beach was full of stones, pebbles and corals, they were not sharp but rather smooth...in fact walking on them carelessly could result in slipping like what happened to my son...causing a huge tear in his board shorts (the reason for the needle and thread). The best footwear are slippers or sandals with good soles or snorkel shoes. After getting their bearings, the kids walked on until the water reached above their waist and I could see them snorkeling. The water was crystal clear and schools of fish could be seen even close to the shore...

We decided to have lunch before we left (check-out time 12 noon) and they offered an Italian menu. I found out that they have an Italian chef who just started about 2 weeks before. So we had 3 kinds of spaghetti and broccoli soup. They didn't have french bread (the oven will be delivered next week yet, said the chef) so we had to make do with the white bread we brought. All in all, it was a satisfying meal and after saying our goodbyes to the staff, we were on our way home.

The way back home gave us a different perspective of the highway...driving up the mountains of San Carlos, we saw this...

San Carlos City's version of the Chocolate hills

and then this...

source:http://www.batch2006.com/negros/visit_salvador_benedicta.htm)

It was a great way to end the summer of 2010 and we will definitely come back...maybe sooner than later.

wow! I love roadtrips and beaches. i swear it's two of my weaknesses. I always find it relaxing in a beach. and i can't wait to travel by the end of the month. i am swimming not only in a beach but also in bays and lakes... woot!

Hmmm I thought you're not the traveling kind? ;) Anyway Lalimar is a lovely place. So relaxing. And there's also a bit of Banaue Rice Terraces. :) First time to hear about this place. There's still so much to explore in our island. I should do a road trip there. Btw, we call it bacsilog here in Manila.

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